.. , med success.
.,_ .
,mtheaid
Lou-out of the British government.
This denounced as t'the rébel'govcr-
Prepared I and Read
Dwight Spooning at
by
Smith Norwslk (lv‘ongrega-l
lions] Church
The following paper. prepared and
sud by Dwight Bpaulding before the
Ken's Bible Class. of. the South Nor-
Vwolh Congregational Church, some
time ago. on "Historic Lebanon." is
Diluted by request of a number who
Disord‘it at that time: -—
- Historic labouon.
Centrally located in eastern Connec-
ticut. eleven miles north of the head-*
“WI of the Thames River. on the
old Norwich and Hartford post road.
clowning a small elevation which
gradually westward to Pease
Creek Valley. and eastward to the vale
of tho Susquetamcott Brook. a. ipaci-
oI- village green. a cluster: of less
thou o hundred residences. comprises
the little hamlet of Lenanon center.
This in turn. is surrounded, by a beau-'
fanning region of hills valley-
., and fertile fields abundantly abound-
, In. in chormlng scenery, as quiet and
some as the proverbial May day.
Bore. remote from those destroyers or
we. the railroads. and manufactur:
ling establishments. the leg than two
thou-om! inhabitants of 11119 entire
town. find the pursuit of agriculture
their sole vocation.
To one secusomed to the busy and.
saver-changing scenes and incidents of
:a. city life. Lebanon of. today hasbut
little, of attrartivcness. save such as
my be found in its .serenity and re-
tirement wcrc one. weary of the tur-
vnoil of city life may escape from the
hum and clutter of mill and factory.
the rumbling upon the crowded pave-
“nents. the unrelenting and unceasing
noise of the locomotives. and find rest
and repose during a. summer vacation
with quietudc and perfect abandon.
firrrflut to the st udcnt .011, liislo,:;\:.,,to the
tenerator‘of men consecrated to the
Slave of liberty and independence.
fibers is much to interest and many a
shrine for ll cir patriotic devotion. '
“Early Lebanon.”
Lebanon in tho revolutionary days
“In; a. town of‘ I-onsiilcrulilc size and
inmportancc, lu'ing cm- of the six larg-
mst in population :Ind fifth in valua-
‘fion in the colony. and thc importance-
V)! the part lam-n by this town in illi-
mat strugglu- for American indcpcn»
vlencc dcsch'cs no small chapter in tin-
'Wory of thc nullon. and the patriotic
«devotion of its representative citizens
«if that cm. slmuld lic more gone-rally
known and npnrcclnicd.
That this inlnml town should have
Mn the ccntv-r of national importance
is a grcut “'Ull'lt'l‘ to m.:ny. but the
reasons for i? are numcrous. First.
and chiefly. it was the home and bus!-
ress hcrtdqunrtcrs of the 'i‘rumbell
family who chrc among the largest.
shipping :m-rclznnts ofv those early
(hiya. 'i‘licy owned a largo fleet of yes-
suds cngngcd in foreign commerce.
New London and Haddam were thcir
ports and from thcsc places their
goods were hauled in teams to Leban-
on. which was the control distributing
not“: for the surrounding country.
Secondly. thc location was favorable
fix shaping its importance. being sit-
uated at the intersection of the post
road between Norwich and Hartford,
and the most direct thoroughfare be-
tween New York and Boston. which
biotic it one of the chief centers or
communication hetwccn New England
and the southcrn colonies and espec-
ially between the Iiorthcrn and south-
¢rn armies during the war.
“'flie Friend of “'nsliington."
At the beginning of the war. Jona-
than Trumbcll. who had succeeded his
Mixer and was sole owner of the ship-
m trade was goVernor of the col—
.ny. Connecticut was. by virtue of its
charter. the only colony that clcctr-d
Its governor of the people and by the
mic. The othci- colonies liming
“'V‘oyul" governors appointed by the
Fm crown C onncctic ut haVing
aims been a trusted colony. its
Nutrient and patriotic governor.
w 'to be depended upon when
contingencies arose. was promptly to
the rescue at tl:e.opcning of the st: ug-
' .3. when Boston was in serious need
. It ammunition. by sending thirty bar-
fit of gunpm dcr which arrived just
In time to fill the cartridge- boxes and
”wider-horn:- rn Bunker Hill. Cir-
‘. mm jI i like this taught Gen-
“Wishingtnn who was liming the
Witficu ti in finding the means
III-defense of the colonies. to depend
»mor Trumbcll and it is not strange
in he should become his most con-
“anal friend and trusted counselloi-
”’hio patriotism ‘and loyalty he
Wt upon himself the especial
Re
Word fl. price set upon his head.
m6 Original Ill-other Jonathan."
_ Upon one of these occasions at that
saunas pei—lod alien it seemed that no
“could be deVised to make the pre-
. Mons necesmjuy ~that Washington
'~ semi-lied.
“We must consult Brother
He did so with his accus-
and when other (um-
Wm: arose. it became the by-word.
“CE MUST CONSU .T BROTHER.
”NATHAN." The origin was lost
mt _'of but the “BROTHER JONA-
' came to be the national so-
mullet.
., "The wu- Office. ” .
When Trumbell beanie governor. 3.
“than. "
. Hilts back room iii the country store.’
"Glitch had becn the headquarters of
fins humense shipping business. be-l
dill-.9 his office and within this he
Wed qullv as many of the duties
:39“ high office as he did at the exe- l
“I. St Hartford.
”on-lam"
according to records.
cies. This
of the colony
» stood first
among them was William
.. a. son in- law of Trumbell.
he often ards a member of the
. tits! Con gross and signer or: the
- of Independence. This
ms called the. "Council of
or “WM Council of the
‘ cud it is estimated thot ovéf
'hm‘idre’d sessions of the council
M“
:.nd assistance of Gov-4
Washington's army. and team In.
his second sonny” postmaster-general
of the northern department of mica”:
“out! army. private secretary and his:
nide-de- -csmp to General Washington.
and they in their official engocitieiq
brought considerable business other
kinds to this office. and it become by
force of circumstances. .«not only the
military but also the naval headquar-
ters of the colony during the war.
Governor Trumbell. was. by virtue of
his office. commander—in-chiet of all
the land forces and by special act of
the General .Assemblv in 1775 he Was
made commander-ln-chief of all the
naval forces. His ottlcé rwas a bum”
place, swift couriers arrived with dis.
patches and with others from this
place hurried away for New York and
Washington. Here were written the
orders for the field and camp and
plans made for the raising of troops,-
l‘ltting of war vessels purchasing of
provisions and munitions of wart and
the dispOsal of prisoners. Here Wash-
ington sat many a time discussing
with the illustrious goVei-nordhe great
problems which were of Vital inter-
est to the- oppressed colonm and
meant so much to theavorld. Hence
the little country store was called. as
it is known at the present time‘—Th'e
War Office. .
More and more. as time adds its
halo to the memories of revolutionary
days. is appreciation kindled and re-
'V‘crance deepened for the few remain-
ing landmarks of the nation's early
history. ,This is increased by the ac-
tive interest manifested by the Society
of the .Sons of the American Revolu-
tion and kindred ofganizatlon’s.’ The
War Office having-passed from po's-
session of the Trumbell family was for
about a century used for a tenement
and was fast going. to decay and-
crumbling. “Save the \Var Office"
voiced the sentiment of a patriotic and
patriot worshipping people, when in
1891. Mrs. Bethiah \Vattles. its aged
owner. transferred it to the care and
preservation WQLWthefl 7 Connecticut
branch of this organization. By this
Society it was restored to a. semblance
of its original appearance and recover—
ml for the lwttcr preservation of its
ancient framework that has withstood
thc ravnm-s of time for men than a
century ill‘iii a. half.
The interior with its well \"Ol‘l‘l oak
floors retains the appearance of Revo-
lutionary «lays. A' find portrait of
\V'asliington. also a painting of Gov»
crnor 'l‘rumhcll. a, fine work of art
by n ln-hnnon lady. adorn its walls.
'l‘lu- llrv-plncc with cramp and andirons
made by the village blacksmith spunk
silt-Mix m' 1ch warmth and cliccr it
9;:ch llio- notml patriots as tlioy sat in
council in this room. Many inlet-ost-
lllg relics of rcV'olutionury days may
lw si-cn. In looking (H'i'l‘ lle rcgistcr
VV‘I- so» that iw-oplc from :Ill parts of
lhv country are iIIlvn-sicil in this his-
torical place.
.-\l ils lilllllliil hinting: .Nluy llth.
Hill. the Connecticut SOclI-ly of Soils
of the Alum-lean Revolution \Oli'il a
«*clor-lirnlion should in» luld :It l.cl:.:non
to commemorate the completion of
thc repairs and restoralion ofThc \Var
Office and to rededicule :hu building
to public uses.
The general commitice at once sent
two or its mcmbcrs with the president
of the- sociciy to arrange with the resi-
dr-nts of Lebanon. the details of the
cwlcbratlon that was to he iicld 1"]:le
liuy. tho: Iollmving Junc. 'l‘lin day
was pcrl‘cct. and tlicrc was a vast us-
scmblngc of people from a!” parts of
the static and other states.
My time being limited I will givc
only the general fcalurrs of ihc ci-lc-
liration.
Address in thc morning lli' Gcncrul
Joseph R. Hawlcy. General Huwlcy's
appearance was greeted with loud and
prolonged applause. Collatlon.
Prayer by Rev. “William Dclmss Lovc.
Presentation of the “‘ar Office by
Hon. Nathaniel B. \Vililanis. Accept-
:Ince by the President of thc Connec-
ticut Society. Sons of the Amcricnn
Revolution. Form by Mr. Thomas S.
Collier. Ovation by Rev. ‘Dr. Leonard
\V. Bacon. lit-ailing or congratulatory
letters by the lion. E. J. Hill. Address
by he Hen. Charles A. Jtussell. Flag
Day address by Mr. Jonu F. Morris.
Address by Rev. Samuel G. Bucking-
ham. brother of W‘illium A.. civil war
Governor. There is another feature
of the celebration worthy of notice.
Sitting in. thqfront row on the speak-
crs‘ platform were four of Lebanon's
venerable citizens who were intro-
duced as sons direct of Revoluionary
soldiers Col. Anson Fowler. son of
Amos Fowler who served in the war
from beginning to end. he had five
brothers in the war; making six sol-
diers from one family. it is no won-
der that Cornwallis surrendered. Col.
Fowler rising and holdng a fifty-dollar
note of old continental 'mon'cy to the
view. of the audience said. ".\i’y_father
Fought for eight dollars a month and
was paid in.such sink as this. \‘i'hen
he returned from the war with four
fifty dollar notes in his pocket. Tie
could not buy a mug of flip with all of
them. "
This speech elicited a hearty laugh
from the audieilcc. Next VV'us intro-
duced Deacon John I). Avery. son of
David Avery who entered the service
at the age of sixteen at New London.
soon after the Groton Massacre. He
afterwards became captain. Ndxt in-
troduced was John D. Klngslev. son of
Ashall Kingsley ‘" who enteied the
senicc in 1870. arid afterwards be-
came captain. The last to be intro-
duced was Captain Griswold Morgan.
son of \Villiam Morgan He was at
Bunker Hill and at the battle of Long
Island. He also became captain.
Few persons passing by the spot fail
to notice and remember the red hip-
roofed building. built about 1435. sur-
"After the Lear-.mounted b" a. flag staff from which
n holidays and special occasions the
,, inner-a1 assrmblV delegated poorer society 5 flag and the flag of the thir-
Mountains. to' provide tor sudden
We
teen original states floats upon the
committee was breeze with its picturesque setting of
.. 0! prominent men from all gnarled apple trees and massiVe wall
with whom po- of unhewn stone. But fewer still are
in those days. there. who realise that it ranks third abut. was the inception of a great col-
only in the historic memorials of the dege. This school was established. in
nation's early age Fanuil Hall of
Boston and Independence Hall .of
Philadelphia claiming preoeminence.
Few realise that. every piece of ma-
ter-bl in its amide architecture is still
radiant with the glorious light of our
marrying of liberty. With its Walls
that have echoed to the voices and
' nual election for one third of a cen-
pamin Franklin. but! a host at other
in the" dayo'thwt tfled”_rneu's souls.
There wands preservedtwtth sacred
core and dedicated to patriotic pur-
poses. a consecrated Memorial.
The téwn is abundant in places of
historic littered, but I will only giVe
a brief summary. > .
“the Trumbell House”
. Home of the first "War Gove
This ancient landmark butolighti
was the home of that eminently
this house he entértained many of the
Revolution. hl'n tlie some wafis
also It is recorded all his momma
ed children were born. ‘. :
of.
idr of one room has been preserved
filth its ancient. panelled walls with
rich paintings. and on tn}; front and
North end. the original clapboards
with hand-wrought nails are. yet in an
excellent state of preservation. Ten
years later, it became the residence of
Rev. Solomon Williams. 1). D.,' and
was the birthplace in 1731 of his son
William..slgnor of the Declaration of
Independence. He was a member ‘of
ardent spirit self-sacrificing and pos-
s‘ionate in his devotion to his country.
On one accaslon when he with other
was discouraging “illiams remarked.
“I havevsaid much and written much
against the British Government and I
have signed the Declaration. For this
I shall be hung."
Another member of the Council re.
marked "1 have done neither of these."
Williams remarked. with scom. "Then
you ought to be hanged for not doing
your duty. "
“The Barracks!» 110.! "
This field is in the rear of the war-
office. where ImFayettc‘s ‘ French
Army. in aid of the Colonies. was
quartered from about Dec.
to June 22rd. 1781. "
Count Roshaumbcau was at Leban-
on in the mime June with his five
sparkling rcgimcnts on their march
from Newport to join the American
army on the Hudson and camped here
tlircp VVcr-ks. A gm June for lcbnnon
“as that. \thn those six lirilli. Int regi—
nIcnis VVitlI martial bands. and gor-
gcnus honor-rs VV'crc daily displayed-3n
the spacious village common.
".‘iItl-ricn‘s great Historical Painter”
Anothcr famous Lchan man was
Col. John Trumbcll. the youngest of
Brother Jonathan's sons. He was at
:Iidc-dc-cnmp lo ch. “'nshinnton and
during ihc was. was in London. sus-
pc-clcd of hcing :1 spy. He “1:: cast
into prison when: he was confined
I-iulit months. .nmusing. himself by.
painting. He ui‘icrwurds became. a
famous historical painter. ‘Four of his.
grcatcst Inasicr—plcccs m-c now in the
rotunda 6f the Capitol at \Vnshington.
They are as fol lows: "’l‘hé Declaration
of Independence." "Surrender of Bur»
goyne." "Surrcndcr of Cornwallis."
“The Resignation of Gen. \Vnshing-
ion." A well authenticated story is
told of the wife of David 'l‘ruml’wll
from one of the many illustrations of
thc patriotic spirit or the women of
that' time. In the winter of 1780-81
VV'lII-n the French Army was on the
march for its quartcrs in Lebanon. the
quo-sllon of providing accommodations
for IdFayette and other French offi-
ccrs llt‘CfllllP n, sci-ions one. - Accus-
iomI-Il to every luxury. they expected
every luxury that Lebanon could at-
i’ord. The only house in the town that
boasted of having a carpet, was the
home of the Governor‘s son. David.
In there emergency the Governor
asked his 30!: if he VVould gch up his
house to the French orllccrs. To this
question the son replied that he must
consult his “He. To the question.‘ “fill
you allow me to take Vou to Vour
Mother's house at Norwich and give
up our house to the French officers."
Mrs Trumbell promptly replied. “Cer-
tainly" He then asked her how soon
She would be ready to take the jour-
ney "In just one hour” was the
prompt reply. and. at the appointed
time. with her fifteen months old
daughter started out on n cold Decem-
her day on her journey. On the second
day of the following JanuarV. ‘ her
second daughter was born. During the
following April Mrs Trumbcll paid a
visit to her home. LaFaVette request-
ed that he might meet the patriotic.
lady and her patiiotic baby. He met
them at the door of-ltheir own heme
and. taking the babV in his arms, kiss-
ed it tenderly. and handed it about to
the other officers. You 'VVill see' that
the Lebanon ladies yet-have the spirit
of patriotism when I tell you that one-
hundred and eleVen weie made voters
this fall. and one of them will be one
hundred years old if she liVes until
February next.
The list. of GOVernors which this
town has furnished to the state is cer~
taiiuy remarkable both in number and
character. especially considering its
population which never was more.
agricultural pursuits .. .
Jonathan Trumbell. S12. 1769- 1784.
Jonathan Trumbell. Jr.. 1798-1809.
Clark Bissell. 1847-1849. Joseph Trum-
bell 1849-1850, William Buckingham.-
Civil War Governor, 1358-1866.
.. Here are five governors from the
same town. holding the office by .an-
wry. and filling the office with becom-
ing dignity and distinguished useful-
418-.
We do not wonder at the pleasant
boast of the people of Lebanon when
they say. “We supply Norwich withl
butter and cheese and the State with
Governors when they Want good ones." .
Where the town hall now stands
T754 by Eleuer Wheelock. to educate
Indian youth- From this school is
1765.,Bsmson Occum, an .educated
Indio‘u preacher. wont to England to}:
:solicit funds for the school. ,
van. ‘Knox. Putnam. Samuel Adamo.
John. Adams. “outflows-.d-
patriots’tsking’ men councu together '3 '“ ‘
or. I. '
medelled from its early superstructure .7 '*
and good Jonathon Trumbeli within 9'
most; coippiciou‘s characters or this ,‘
Willi-his.” .. V
This houde was built in 1712 by! the , 7
Rev. Samuel Wells. the original utter-'1 A -
the Continental Congress. a man of- ‘
members of the “council _of safety" '-
met. and the outlook for the colonies ‘
lst. l780 _.
than three thousand. and devoted, to ,
was the original site of a little schdol ,
woven.
And then it makes plain their value, the variety of their uses and
Lo :'
keep its style.
.
serges.
$35
their harmony with other table fittings.
Here are the table linens themselves See how they complement
the fine Community silver and the sparkling glass and the lovely china from
our own stock. Here are the fancy linens! note their. smoothness a n d
strength and tire grace Of the patterns with which they have been stamped for embroider).
beautiful cretonnes with hand—painted designs in fine inspiration
are the home-decorative
of both form and color.
linens,— '
Dori-innit; tablecloths. . ‘ ‘
Each cloth comp etc in design, individual artistic,
with napkins in similar complete beautiful pattern:—-——
70 by 88 inches—$7 25 and
$ 70 by 88 inches—$7. 25 and
10.
- 70 by 106 inches—$8.50
and $12.
$11.25
45 by 45‘ inches—485.50
22 inch napkins—$8 and Napkins -— $15. 75
72- .by 72- inches—$10.50
and $15. 75. ‘
72 by 90 inches—$13. 25
and $19. 75.
72 by 108 inehes—-—$15.75.
» and
$22.50.-
was lunch cloths.
Hematitched damfi, firm and, beautiful
54 by 54 inches4$8
15inch napkins—$10
Derryvale linen tray-
e'd——-$1. 50.
D
For embroider-lug, ,p
B
Derryvale pure linen buck
$1. 35.
art linen.
cloths, 18 by 27, hemstitch— towels, hemStitchedmm and
um white, special finish:——-"
18-inch—9Gc _& $1 20~ineh——$1 364m .:—$1. 50 & $175
Exhibit here only for this week. Enjoy it before Saturday evening, 7
Third
. fl
Pay enough;
_ in. itSelf somethmgthatwil
, ads-y
(mg),
»‘ Lots of {that work is hidden — but it’s mighty important
And we make sure that we get it. This is one factor in Winning and
holding friends for Howland clothes.
As to fabric and style; a man’ s own eyes will tell him quick
and sure that they are both here—here today in finest gathering
New golf styles,,for,young men, newsack styles for fifhcrrr
men ——- these “in suits.
. New box styles' in topcoats —— and in handsome graxs rang.
ing from tweeds of life to quiet ox fords.
. ' Suits —- patterns from stripes to checks, from tw eeds to blue
‘ Many suits from the House of Kuppenheimer; eVerV mi
and every topcoat from a worthy maker; —— with notable val use
$40
Main £10 or, rear.
Beauty service and value
._ combine in Derryvale linens.
This exhibit of Derryvale genuine Irish linens is unique.
lt‘sets forth those splendid linens in their many pleasing patterns.
It gives insight into the actual flax from whichrthey are woven.
it hints at the history of that wonderful isle where t h e y were
Derryvale
Stnkmg s—and small
painted. -—-
Lucheon sets, 6 pos—
$1.75. .
Bridge sets-39c.
Towels—$1 to $1. 50.
Pillow cases, 45 by 36—-
$4. 50 pair.
\
floor. .»
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'3.
‘éini-ough’ for
not too much.
L No man alivecan get any more out of a suit of Cloth
a topooat;thanrthe¢maker put i‘n'to it. Simply can’the done
. ffo get clothes that maker put value into it
n ’t; pay. foo much; there‘s no need . ,
Honland clothes are a good prescription.
Every Rowland suit every Rowland topcoat carries right
{ make it give satisfactory service
. . That something is the combination of good fabric with good
making. We insist that our makers do thorough work \X‘ e know
tie-that Work is as important as fabric or style — that it makes fabm
Pure linen of remarkable strength and m i~ l
terns of special fitness for draperies.
signed solely {or use as furniture covering- l
demgn
for beauty and individuality.
es en;
l
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s
at
$45
RRYVALE
Genuine Irish LIN :ng .
cretonnes.
Pal-
Olllcr lull I: ll . I10,—
25:: and
allover pattems. Muskie
Emil pain n: lzfil‘tl“
30 mehes-Wtde——$1 65 yd 50 inches Widcwr‘ l V vi
e Stashpe
5026115 and dozens of difiereiut; patterns cnaé
—la'rgest gathering of stamp
Designs of a beauty that is in harmonV
fineness of the Derryvale fabric.
. . Tings; many enclOsed m a cum enicnr
five folderhwith price of equal attractinnzfl
d Linens.
qualms
ed linens availabl . many,-
‘n. the
in:
Each pl“ 0 ;z«l}‘
l‘illl'
Scarfs,18hV 45 \flflf) ‘3
$1 50.
. Napkins, 15 - in}: ~-— 1-21
{lowly—$2
Tray cloths, 18 lw - V3.59.
Kitchen towels—f.i . .
’ 5;:
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packed his belongings into an oxzear’t
and Stalled through the wilderness
schoolhouse with pine logs. From
this small beginning grew the great
educational institution which in. 1854.
assumed the name; of .“Dartmouth
College." -
If you will pardon for disgreming. I
will recite a Verse of due of the Col-
lege songs.
Eliazer VVheeloclE was a very pious!
man, . .
He went into the wilderne to teach
the Indian. ,
He took along his prayer—book, his
Bible and his gun. '
And five hundred nonels‘of Old New
England Rum. ’_
“The (lit fiver-n"
The old Alden (invert: was the haven,
of test for many a", tired way-fairer.
numerous any the tolesund trsdi .
<‘ Lo Dartmouth. afterwards Earle;
was pressed with the cause and do.
noted liberally”: In 1769.
4'
for New Hampshire; and there built a;
grave stones. one may find the
Tomb
Wheeiosk Eam’Commaerot Newport. had
been made a. prisoner of. war and on
the trip to Washington’s headquarters
stopped here over night, ,
Among other things the prisoner
was served succotash, which was re?-
sented as an insult and thrown upon
the thong-1e was accustomed to see-
mg corn and beans ted to pigs only.
For this infraction he was soundly
horse-whipped by the angry landlord.
Another favorite haunt of the sight-
seer: is the “Burial Grpund" a. halt
mile {rem the centér of the toyvn‘om
the W'indham Road just across the,
bubbling Susquetamscott Brook. Here
among the time‘worn, moss grown,
last
resting places 01’ many of the sturdy
sons of Lebanon Sgniilies who laid
down their lives. for independence.
Here my be ound graves-es many of
the pioneer settlers of the town 'bifil'.
the central object in [fithee :
W ,
Supporting .upl'l’h 1 qt hi 7
1 unwind "Broken Comping " m”,
'Wlthtn
I_
any other in the state, or perhaps the
country. Here rests the remains
of : Jonathan Trumbell to whom:
no more fitting tribute could be pro-
bounced than these words of General
Washington. “A long lite well spent
in the service of his country " By his
side the remains of his good wife.
Faith Robinson, a. demendant of Pas-
tor Robinson of Pilgrim tame. , 0! his
eldest son. Jomph.“ the first Commis-
slimy-General, ot the army. under.
Washington. of his second sandman-
than Jr.. paymaster General of the
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and. afterwards Speak“ "1 f ’
House of Representatives. rs
the U. S. Senate, and Gowr ' 5 .
state. BV his side his I ~-
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Revolution and Amistant ‘ .
under his brother in the
Washington, and bv his silt
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daughter, Mary and bV hm
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of Independence. and lll:::-}
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